Kurashiki City is the most populous city in the Takahashi River basin, spreading across the river’s mouth.
In 1967, the three cities of Kurashiki, Kojima, and Tamashima merged, and Funao and Mabi were later added.
Each area has its own distinct culture and industries, from the Bikan Historical Area, with its rows of white-walled buildings, and the Mizushima Industrial Complex, one of Japan’s leading industrial zones, to Kojima, a textile town, and Tamashima, which retains the atmosphere of a port town.
